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Sides of the ears, in oFder to urge him forward or to 

 turn him. But words are generally sufficient ; 

 especially if the animal has had time to acquire a 

 complete acquaintance with his conductor, and to 

 put entire confidence in him. The attachment of 

 the Elephant becomes sometimes so strong, and his 

 affection so warm and durable, that he has been 

 known to die of sorrow, when, in a paroxysm of 

 rage, he had killed his guide. 



The domestic Elephant performs more work than 

 perhaps six horses ; but he requires from his mas- 

 ter much care, and a great quantity of good victuals. 

 He is generally fed with rice, raw or boiled, and 

 mixed with water. To keep him in fall vigour, he 

 is said to require daily a hundred pounds weight of 

 this tbod ; besides fresh herbage to cool him, for he 

 is subject to be over-heated, and must be led to the 

 ■water twice or thrice a-day for the purpose of bath- 

 ing. He sucks up water in his trunk, carries it 

 to his mouth, drinks part of it, and, by elevating 

 his trunk, allows the remainder to run over every 

 part his body. His daily consumption of water for 

 drink, has been calculated at forty-five gallons *. 



To give an idea of the labour which he performs, it 

 is sufficient to remark, that all the tuns, sacks, and 

 bales, transported from one place to another in 

 India, are carried by Elephants ; that they carry 

 burthens on their bodies, their necks, their tusks, 

 and even in their mouths, by giving them the end 



■• Thunberir, iv. 24-1. 



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